God loves you
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
* Do you believe in Jesus? Have you put your trust in Him for salvation?Notice that God loved us so much that He gave His only begotten Son, for us.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
You did not, nor cannot, earn Salvation
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
God has provided salvation for us by the work of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.
Man cannot earn his way to God by his or her efforts.
An Illustration:
If you have ever tried to keep your lawn looking nice, then you have experienced the dandelion, a weed that can take over a lawn, choking out the grass. I have torn the flower of dandelions off but they always grow back. Dandelions must be dealt with at the root. Kill the root, and you kill the dandelion.Man's effort to earn salvation by his own means, through self effort or religion can be compared to tearing off the flower of the dandelion, it doesn't deal with the root. God dealt with the root of man's problem, sin. God provided the only remission for our sins; the precious blood of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the only way of Salvation
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
Jesus Christ was the only one, to die for our sinsJesus Christ died, was buried and rose again on the 3rd. day.
Jesus Christ fulfilled Old Testament prophecy
Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God
Jesus Christ was sinless
God's way of Salvation for humanity is through and by the Lord Jesus Christ and no one else.
1 John 5:11-14 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Notice that John says that these thing were written that we may know that wehave eternal life.
God's word gives us assurance and confidence.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:
Romans 10:8-13 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
My brother or sister rest in God's finished work of salvation. There are things that you should do as a Christian, but they do not earn you salvation. Plain and simple: Jesus did it for us.